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It’s a bright spring day. The air smells of paper, laminated posters, and freshly wiped down tables. People pass through the library entrance and wait for the double doors to open to a new opportunity and experience for every teen in Belmont.

As the doors open, a medley of booths await. The Jobs Fair is officially open, and people are pouring in.

San Mateo College employees give class information to aspiring students.

“I’m really surprised at how great a turnout it was,” said Teen Center Librarian and Fair Coordinator Kayla Figard. “I’m hoping half of them get hired as a volunteer or as an employee, and the other half at least know what to expect when they apply for other jobs or go to another jobs fair.”

“There’s a few for convenience stores and a few for sports camps that I’m really interested in,” said sophomore Giovanni Smith as he finished an application to Camp Galileo. “I wouldn’t know some of these places were accepting jobs if it wasn’t for the library job fair.”